Maulana Tariq Jameel ‘offloaded’ from Canadian flight at Dubai airport

“Immigration officials directed the the airline to offload Tariq Jameel over security clearance issues”

Dubai: Maulana Tariq Jameel , a prominent religious scholar was taken off flight from a Canada-bound flight at Dubai airport, Express News reported.

Tariq Jameel was travelling to Toronto on Emirates flight EK-241 with former Pakistan star all-rounder Shahid Afridi to raise funds for Shahid Afridi Foundation.

“When asked, Afridi confirmed the two were flying to Toronto for a charity dinner. Immigration officials directed the the airline to offload Tariq Jameel over security clearance issues.He added that formalities were being fulfilled so that the cleric could leave for Toronto on the next available flight,” the Pakistani news channel added.